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S. Andrew Josephson, M.D.

Neurologist

Dr. S. Andrew Josephson is a neurologist who specializes in neurovascular and other neurological disorders. At UCSF Medical Center, he cares for general neurology and stroke patients. Josephson's research interests include cognitive impairment after stroke and other neurological and medical illness as well as improving the quality and safety of hospital care for patients with rare and common neurological disorders.

After graduating from Stanford University, Josephson earned a medical degree at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. He completed an internship in internal medicine and a residency in neurology at UCSF, where he was chief resident. He also completed fellowships in neurovascular neurology, specializing in stroke, and behavioral neurology, specializing in dementia, at UCSF. He is an associate professor of neurology, director of UCSF's Neurohospitalist Program, and medical director of Inpatient Neurology at UCSF.

Clinics

Neurovascular Disease and Stroke Center
400 Parnassus Ave., Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-8897
Fax: (415) 353-8705

Hours: Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

More about S. Andrew Josephson

Education

Washington University School of Medicine 2001

Residencies

UCSF Medical Center 2004

Fellowships

UCSF Medical Center, Neurology 2005

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Betjemann JP, Nguyen I, Santos-Sanchez C, Douglas VC, Josephson SA. Diagnostic yield of electroencephalography in a general inpatient population. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Apr; 88(4):326-31.
  2. Scott BJ, Douglas VC, Tihan T, Rubenstein JL, Josephson SA. A systematic approach to the diagnosis of suspected central nervous system lymphoma. JAMA Neurol. 2013 Mar 1; 70(3):311-9.
  3. Hauser SL, Josephson SA, Johnston SC. Multiple sclerosis: Monotherapy rules. Ann Neurol. 2013 Mar; 73(3):A5-6.
  4. Johnston SC, Josephson SA, Hauser SL. Are relative value units hurting healthcare? Ann Neurol. 2013 Feb; 73(2):A5-6.
  5. Nash KB, Josephson SA, Sun K, Ferriero DM. Should there be pediatric neurohospitalists? Neurology. 2013 Mar 5; 80(10):957-62.
  6. Hirsch KG, Josephson SA. An update on neurocritical care for the patient with kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2013 Jan; 20(1):39-44.
  7. Kamel H, Navi BB, Elijovich L, Josephson SA, Yee AH, Fung G, Johnston SC, Smith WS. Pilot randomized trial of outpatient cardiac monitoring after cryptogenic stroke. Stroke. 2013 Feb; 44(2):528-30.
  8. Hauser SL, Josephson SA, Johnston SC. Deciphering the signature injury. Ann Neurol. 2012 Nov; 72(5):A5-6.
  9. Navi BB, Kamel H, Shah MP, Grossman AW, Wong C, Poisson SN, Whetstone WD, Josephson SA, Johnston SC, Kim AS. Rate and predictors of serious neurologic causes of dizziness in the emergency department. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Nov; 87(11):1080-8.
  10. Vasa M, Baudendistel TE, Ohikhuare CE, Grace EM, Yan W, Josephson SA, Tierney LM. Clinical problem-solving. The eyes have it. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sep 6; 367(10):938-43.
  11. Douglas VC, Scott BJ, Berg G, Freeman WD, Josephson SA. Effect of a neurohospitalist service on outcomes at an academic medical center. Neurology. 2012 Sep 4; 79(10):988-94.
  12. Waung MW, Grossman AW, Barmada SJ, Josephson SA, Dillon WP, Ralph JW. Pearls & Oy-sters: the use of CT venography in Hirayama disease. Neurology. 2012 Jul 31; 79(5):e38-40.
  13. Kamel H, Betjemann JP, Navi BB, Hegde M, Meisel K, Douglas VC, Josephson SA. Diagnostic Yield of Electroencephalography in the Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Neurocrit Care. 2012 Jul 21.
  14. Hauser SL, Josephson SA, Johnston SC. Florbetapir: knowing one's future. Ann Neurol. 2012 Jun; 71(6):A6.
  15. Toossi S, Josephson SA, Hetts SW, Chin CT, Kralik S, Jun P, Douglas VC. Utility of MRI in spinal arteriovenous fistula. Neurology. 2012 Jul 3; 79(1):25-30.
  16. Navi BB, Kamel H, Shah MP, Grossman AW, Wong C, Poisson SN, Whetstone WD, Josephson SA, Johnston SC, Kim AS. Application of the ABCD2 score to identify cerebrovascular causes of dizziness in the emergency department. Stroke. 2012 Jun; 43(6):1484-9.
  17. Josephson SA, Engstrom JW. Residency training: developing a program of quality and safety to train resident neurologists for the future. Neurology. 2012 Feb 21; 78(8):602-5.
  18. Toossi S, Lomen-Hoerth C, Josephson SA, Gropper MA, Roberts J, Patton K, Smith WS. Organ donation after cardiac death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 2012 Feb; 71(2):154-6.
  19. Marcus JF, Shalev SM, Harris CA, Goodin DS, Josephson SA. Severe hypercalcemia following vitamin d supplementation in a patient with multiple sclerosis: a note of caution. Arch Neurol. 2012 Jan; 69(1):129-32.
  20. Stewart AF, Ferriero DM, Josephson SA, Lowenstein DH, Messing RO, Oksenberg JR, Johnston SC, Hauser SL. Fighting decision fatigue. Ann Neurol. 2012 Jan; 71(1):A5-A15.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.

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